To begin with, I would like to say a big Thank you to everyone who made my World Youth Day experience come true. Our journey began in Taipei; we travelled through Shanghai, Rome, Vienna and finally arrived at Krakow. I'm especially grateful to each and every [...]Tags: Faith, Jesus Christ, Holy Communion, Taiwan, WYD, Pope Francis

1. What is the Eucharist?
When Jesus celebrated the Passover with his apostles before his Passion and Death, he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you I shall not eat it again until [...]Tags: Eucharist, Holy Communion

Saint Josemaria made his First Communion on April 23,1912, exactly ten years after his Confirmation. It was the feast of Saint George, patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia, and the traditional day for the First Communion ceremonies in the church of the Piarists’ school. At [...]Tags: Eucharist, Holy Communion

Every year many young people go to Rome to spend Holy Week close to the Pope in the centre of Christianity.
The Prelate of Opus Dei took part in an informal gathering with a group of girls, and Andreia, Brazilian, who is about to make her [...]Tags: Eucharist, Opus Dei prelate, Holy Communion

St Josemaria Escriva received Jesus in Holy Communion for the first time on April 23. A short video shows how he prepared for this important moment. Pope Benedict XVI talks about his own First Holy Communion.
St Josemaria's parents had this card printed to mark his [...]Tags: Pope Benedict XVI, Holy Communion